Francis Thackeray (1793–1842) was a

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clergyman and author.

Life

Thackeray was the sixth son of William Makepeace Thackeray (1749–1813) and his wife Amelia Webb, grandson of Thomas Thackeray (1693–1760), Head Master of Harrow School, and uncle of

William Makepeace Thackeray William Makepeace Thackeray (; 18 July 1811 – 24 December 1863) was a British novelist, author and illustrator. He is known for his satirical works, particularly his 1848 novel ''Vanity Fair'', a panoramic portrait of British society, and t ...

, the novelist. Educated at Pembroke College, Cambridge, he was curate of

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, Hertfordshire.

Works

*''A defence of the clergy of the Church of England'', 1822 *''A history of the Right Honourable William Pitt, earl of Chatham'', 1827; Macaulay claimed its praise of

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was uncritical. *''Order against anarchy'', 1831. A reply to

Thomas Paine Thomas Paine (born Thomas Pain; – In the contemporary record as noted by Conway, Paine's birth date is given as January 29, 1736–37. Common practice was to use a dash or a slash to separate the old-style year from the new-style year. In th ...

's ''

Rights of Man ''Rights of Man'' (1791), a book by Thomas Paine, including 31 articles, posits that popular political revolution is permissible when a government does not safeguard the natural rights of its people. Using these points as a base it defends the ...

'' *''Researches into the ecclesiastical and political state of ancient Britain under the Roman emperors'', 1843

Family

Thackeray married in 1829 Mary Ann Shakespear (died 1851), daughter of John Shakespear. Their sons included Francis St. John Thackeray (1832–1907), and

Edward Talbot Thackeray Colonel Sir Edward Talbot Thackeray (19 October 1836 – 3 September 1927) was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwea ...

. Their daughter Mary Augusta Thackeray was given an album of drawings about

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by William Makepeace Thackeray, her first cousin, in 1841.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Thackeray, Francis 1793 births 1842 deaths 19th-century English Anglican priests English non-fiction writers Alumni of Pembroke College, Cambridge English male non-fiction writers